In case I didn't make it clear before, I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate Robin and the rest of the guys on this resurrection of the WLDG, a forum with which I associate many fond memories from the last eight eyars or so of my formation as a wine geek.

I was one of those rather unhappy with the whole move to the Compuserve/Netscape communities, thinking the format, to put it mildly, about as truly welcoming and comfortable as a hair shirt. Alas, I realize Robin invested a lot of time, energy and other resources in that project. Which is why I must say that admitting the project's shortcomings and failings, then taking up the renewal of a place that will--hopefully--bring back in so many of us who had drifted away, shows both great courage and great sense.

I welcome the resurgence of the WLDG. I will give it a fair chance, which it very well deserves. I hope everyone else will do the same.

Oh, and I love the fact that there are Stanic emoticons to suit a couple fo my more recurrent moods...

Manuel,
I agree with the sentiments you expressed in your post about the courage it has taken to bring this back. I think Robin has shown himself to be a truly wise and humble person. We could all follow his example.
On the other hand, I cant stand those emoticons. They're just silly.
Cheers!
James

Figuring this software out will take some doing. But it's nice to be able to do the figuring without the clutter of ads and without having to log-in a gazillion times just to say hello.

And now, I shall go back to painting my apartment. Later, hopefully, I can bombard this joint with some of my huge backlog of TNs and travel chronicles. It's been a while since I've written about wine...